Rise of Jayden Fernando

Chapter 62

There was surely nothing she could do at that moment. It was already happening, and rather than wish for the ground to swallow her up—which was far from being possible, she decided to face the reality.

She could not bring herself to look into his eyes, or even utter a word, but she had to.

"Hi, Jayden," she said, forcing a smile.

It was still like a dream to him; his lost cousin was with him, all this time—in school, and even at work. Yet, she did not deem it fit to tell him.

He stared at her. His eyes gleaming with unsorted emotions. The one last woman he had trusted, and believed that she was different from the rest, was actually like the rest. Worse, even.

Fernando noticed how he stared at her, as though he would chop her head off in the next minute. He cleared his throat, and Jayden jolted back to reality.

"Jayden, meet your other cousins, Natalia and Natasha. They are twins," he said, but Jayden seemed a bit understand.

"Hi, Tasha! Hello, Talia!" He greeted, finally taking his